Skillet Chicken Fajitas

Skillet Chicken Fajitas is an easy chicken dinner recipe. Homemade fajita seasoning flavors chicken and vegetables and cooks to perfection in a cast iron skillet. Delicious when served on warm tortillas with guacamole, cilantro and lime wedges.

Skillet Chicken Fajitas

All it takes is a few ingredients, one cast iron skillet, or nonstick skillet, and in less than 30 minutes you’ll have easy and delicious Skillet Chicken Fajitas on the table for dinner tonight.

Busy weeknights can be stressful but this recipe will take the stress out of getting dinner ready quickly.

And there's no need to head out to a restaurant when you can make fajitas on the stove at home that taste just as delicious.

A homemade fajita seasoning flavors chicken, peppers and onion for an easy weeknight dinner.

I used my cast iron skillet to make these fajitas but you can you can make this recipe in a large nonstick skillet if you don’t have a cast iron skillet.

The three colors of bell peppers make the fajitas look pretty but you can use just one color of bell peppers and the flavor will still be delicious. I would stay away from green bell peppers though because they aren't as sweet as red, orange and yellow bell peppers.

The poblano pepper adds a bit of heat to this recipe, although the poblano is known to be a mild chili pepper.

If you prefer more heat you can also add a fresh jalapeno too! Include the seeds of the jalapeno for even more heat.

Wrap up a delicious filling in warm tortillas, top it with guacamole and cilantro and a squeeze of lime and chicken fajitas tacos will be your favorite dinner for sure!

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Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips

• Be sure to thinly slice the peppers and onion so they are all the same thickness. This ensures that they will cook evenly together.
• Be sure to remove the seeds from the bell peppers
• Add a jalapeno for added heat
• Top the fajita filling with your favorite taco toppings, such as shredded lettuce, sour cream, cilantro, guacamole and lime juice

Substitutions

• You can substitute beef for the chicken. Flank steak or sirloin steak will both work well in this recipe.
• Taco seasoning can be substituted for the spices in this recipe
• Feel free to use just one color of bell peppers
• You can make this recipe in a large nonstick skillet if you don’t have a cast iron skillet
• Paprika can be substituted for smoked paprika, however, you will lose the smoky flavor that the smoked paprika imparts

How to make chicken fajitas

Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below

• In a small bowl, combine chili powder, paprika, cumin, garlic powder and kosher salt.

• Season the chicken with 4 teaspoons of the spice mixture.
• Heat oil in a cast iron over medium heat.
• Cook the chicken until cooked through and the internal temp reaches 165 degrees, turning once, about 8-10 minutes. Remove the chicken from the skillet.

• Meanwhile, toss peppers and onion with the remaining spice mixture and add the vegetables to the same skillet.
• Cook the peppers and onion until they are tender, 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.

• While the vegetables cook, slice the chicken into thin strips.
• Add the sliced chicken into the skillet and mix thoroughly. Remove from heat.

• Fill the warm tortillas with the chicken fajita filling. Serve with guacamole, cilantro and lime wedges.

Side dishes for chicken fajitas

• Fiesta Yellow Rice
• Homemade Tomato Salsa
• Mexican Corn Salad
• Cauliflower Salad from Restless Chipotle

Storage

• The chicken fajitas filling will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to 4 days when stored in an airtight container
• Sealed in an airtight container chicken fajitas will keep well in the freezer for up to 2 months.
• As always, I find it helpful to visit the FDA website for food storage guidelines

Ingredients for chicken fajitas tacos

• chili powder
• smoked paprika
• ground cumin
• garlic powder
• kosher salt
• boneless skinless chicken breasts
• olive oil
• red bell pepper
• yellow bell pepper
• orange bell pepper
• poblano pepper
• yellow onion
• flour tortillas
• Serving suggestions: guacamole, cilantro, lime wedges

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5 from 5 votes

Skillet Chicken Fajitas

Skillet Chicken Fajitas is an easy, quick, and super satisfying meal. Homemade fajita seasoning flavors chicken and vegetables and cooks to perfection in a cast iron skillet. Delicious when served on warm tortillas with guacamole, cilantro and lime wedges.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword cast iron chicken fajitas, chicken fajitas tacos, easy chicken dinner

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 424kcal

Author Gwynn Galvin

Equipment

• cast iron skillet

Ingredients

• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
• 1 yellow bell pepper thinly sliced
• 1 orange bell pepper thinly sliced
• 1 poblano pepper thinly sliced
• 1 yellow onion thinly sliced
• 8 flour tortillas warmed
• Serving suggestions: guacamole, cilantro, lime wedges

Instructions

• In a small bowl, combine chili powder, paprika, cumin, garlic powder and kosher salt.
• Season the chicken with 4 teaspoons of the spice mixture.
• Heat oil in a cast iron skillet over medium heat.
• Cook the chicken until cooked through and the internal temp reaches 165 degrees, turning once. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
• Meanwhile, toss peppers and onion with the remaining spice mixture and add the vegetables to the same skillet.
• Cook the peppers and onion until they are tender, 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• While the vegetables cook, slice the chicken into thin strips.
• Add the sliced chicken into the skillet and mix thoroughly. Remove from heat.
• Fill the warm tortillas with the chicken fajita filling. Serve with guacamole, cilantro and lime wedges.

Notes

Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips

• Be sure to thinly slice the peppers and onion so they are all the same thickness. This ensures that they will cook evenly together.
• Be sure to remove the seeds from the bell peppers
• Add a jalapeno for added heat

Substitutions

• You can substitute beef for the chicken. Flank steak or sirloin steak will both work well in this recipe.
• Taco seasoning can be substituted for the seasonings in this recipe
• Feel free to use just one color of bell peppers
• You can make this recipe in a large nonstick skillet if you don’t have a cast iron skillet
• Paprika can be substituted for the smoked paprika, however, you will lose the smoky flavor the smoked paprika imparts

 

Nutrition

Calories: 424kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 1178mg | Potassium: 824mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2616IU | Vitamin C: 158mg | Calcium: 120mg | Iron: 4mg